US1336970A - Faucet - Google Patents

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W. E. LA HUE.

FAUC'ET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6. 1918.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

BY dem TTENEYS WILLIS E. LA RUE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM P. HALL, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

FAUCET.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, vWILLIS E. LA RUE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Faucet; and I do hereby de clare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in faucet construction and is primarily adaptedA to be used in connection with soda fountains and the like for dispensing carbonated water, and the primev feature of the invention is the provision of a non-leakable faucet.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of a faucet, no part of which will require packing of any description to prevent leakage of the carbonated water therefrom.

A. further feature of the invention is the provision of drainingv channels which prevent the carbonated water from dripping or exuding from any part of the faucet, except at the drainage point. A further feature of the invention isin so placing the draining ducts that the drippings therefrom will be excluded from sight, and a further feature of the invention is in so constructing the faucet that but a limited number of parts will be required in producing the faucet.

Further features of the invention will be hereinafter more fully set forth in the accompanying specifications.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the faucet as seen on line 1-1 of Fig. 2, showing the same attached to a tank containing.

carbonated water. Fig. 2 is a sectional view as seen on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showing the valve or plug in closed position. Fig. 3 is View similar to Fig. 2 with the valve or plug set to permit the carbonated water to freely flow through the faucet. Fig. i is a similar view of the valve or plug set to cause the carbonated water to spray, or pass with force from the faucet. Fig. vis an elevation of the valve or plug removed from the faucet and Fig. 6 is a sectional view as seen on line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corre Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

Application filed February 16, 1918. Serial No. 217,498.

spending parts throughout the several views; 1 indicates a faucet which is provided with a body portion 2, an extension 3 and a nozzle 41, which parts are formed integral.

rlhe body 2 is provided with an opening 5 extending upwardly from the lower end thereof and tapered from the bottom to the top portion, said body portion having a neck 6 .proJecting upwardly therefrom and of less diameter than the diameter of the body and through the neck is formed a bore 7 for the reception of a shank 8 of a valve or plug 9, said plug being tapered to iit the taper of the opening 5, and of less length than the length of the opening.

The lower end of the opening 5 is normally closed by a cap 10 which screws into the lower end of the opening 5 and in order to hold the upper end of the valve or plug 9 firmly against the upper end 11 of the opening 5, any suitable form of spring mechanism 12 is attached to the lower end of the plug, the outer ends of the spring mechanism pressing against the upper face of the cap 6 thus yieldingly holding the plug against the upper end of the opening at all times, and leaving a space at the lower end thereof to act as a drainage chamber.

Extending longitudinally and preferably through the upper portion of the extension 3, is a bore 13, to the inner end of which is attached a lead 14 from a. tank 15, said tank being of the usual construction for containing carbonated water. The bore 13 leads into the opening 5 and is adapted to register with the bifurcated ends 16 or 17 of a bore 18, which latter bore extends transversely through the plug 9. The nozzle i isprovided with bores 19 and 20, with one or the other of which the bore 18 is adapted to register when the plug 9 is properly rotated, and in dispensing soda water or the like it is customary to rst place the Syrups in the glass and substantially fill the glass with carbonated water after which the contents of the glass are'thoroughly mixed by adding an additional supply of carbonated water under high pressure, this latter operation being accomplished by attaching the pipe 21 to the outer end of the bore 20, the pipe 21 being of a much less diameter than the bore 19.

The plug V9 is rotated through the medium of a handle 22 which has a square socket 23 to receive the square end 24 of the shank 8, said handle having a sleeve 25 which fits around the neck 6 and the handle is held in position on the shank by introducing a screw 26 `through the sleeve 25, the inner end of the screw having a stud27 which enters a slot 28 in the face of the neck 6, said stud also serving to limit the rotating movement of the handle and the plug.

The extension 3 is provided with an integral shoulder 29, which abuts against one face of the casing or fountain 30, while a nut 31 is threaded on to the free endof the extension 3 and against the opposite face of the case, said shoulder and nut holding the faucet firmly in position. lt has been the practice heretofore to provide various forms ofwashers and gaskets and the like to prevent leakage around the parts of the faucet, andit has always been found that owing to the rapid disintegration of such washers it requires constant attention in renewing the washers and tightening the same before disintegration has destroyed them,

7^ and even with such constant attention the faucets leak and such leakage isv discharged Y upon the counter or else a vessel is provided to catch the same. ln apphcants device, however, these objectionable features are entirely overcome,

as there are no washers,y gaskets or other sealing means used 1n any part of the faucet and in order to prevent drippings from discharging from the exposed portion of the faucet and thus descend upon the counter.l

the plug 9 is provided with a peripheral channel 32 which extends entirely around the plug at a point adjacent its upper end A' 4, and communicating with the' peripheral 'channel is a pair of verticallyedisposed channels 33 and 34.

The vertical channels 33 and 3d are so positioned that when the valve 9 is in closed position as shown in Fig. 2of the drawings, said channels will be positioned beyond the bores 19 and 2O respectively, so that should any of the carbonated water seep in between the valve 9 and the wall of the opening 5 it l will be carried down through said channels and discharge at the lower end of the valve,

thus making it practically impossible for any of the water to pass into the bores 19 and 20, from whence itwoulddrip upon the table or support below the faucet.

'lt will likewise be seen that the carbonatedV In order` to remove the drippings from vthe lower endl of the opening 5, the extension 3 is provided in its lower portion with a .bore 35,.one end of which communicates with the interior` of the opening 5 atea point below the ,lower end of the valve or likewise be seen that in view of the limited number of parts required in producing the faucet it can be very cheaply constructed and will last indefinitely in view of the fact that there are no parts to wear or become loosened after the device is once assembled and owingto the fact'that there are no parts used which will become disintegrated from contact with the carbonated water, the faucet Vwill require no attention after once being properly attached to the soda fountain.

l/Vhile this invention is shown and described as used in connection with a soda fountain and tank containing carbonated water, it will be fully'understood that the valve may be .used for any desired purpose. It is not to be Vlimited to use in connection with soda fountains.

' rhe invention claimed is:

l. A faucet structure having 'an'opening therein a pluralityof longitudinally extending bores communicating with said opening, a valve adapted to fit in said opening, said valve having a peripheral channel adjacent its upper end, a drainage chamber adjacent its lower end andvertically extending channels communicating with ythe peripheral channel and drainage chamber whereby the seepage fromvthe parts of the faucet Varound the valve will beV gathered in said channels and conveyed topsaid chamberY and discharged through one of said longitudinally extending bores. Y

Y2A faucet structure `having a hollowY body, a neck extending` upwardly from the closed end of the'body, said body having bores communicating therewith', a Vvalve in said hollow body, af stem on said valve extending through said neck, means toV engage and rotate said stem and valve, meansl to close the lower end of said body, and means to drain the interior of the body and prevent leakage through any of the exposed portions of the faucet or stem, kcomprising a horizontal peripheral channel adjacent theV upper end of theV valve, vertical channels communicating with the horizontalfchannel, and a bore communicating with the lower portion of the hollow body for conveying the liquid contents` of the hollow body therefrom.

fixed my signature.

ln witness whereoflv have hereunto.',af- V wi'LLrs E. LA RUE. y

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